Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday, May 4, to lower the Lakeland Electric fuel rate by $5 beginning July 1, 2026, from $62 to $57 per 1,000 kilowatt-hours.
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$5,000 Reward Offered for Info in 2021 Homicide
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that can help identify and arrest two suspects in a July 4, 2021, homicide that occurred at a Mobil gas station at 1615 W. Memorial Blvd. The victim, 34, was pumping gas when he saw two armed men approaching and tried to run away before being shot. […]
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McCarley Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Florida Southern College
On Saturday, May 2, Florida Southern College (FSC) held a ceremony at RP Funding Center for the largest graduating class in the school’s history — 583 graduates, including 66 graduate degrees. Mayor Sara Roberts McCarley, who graduated from the college in 1993 with a bachelor’s in communications, gave the commencement address. She reflected on the […]
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Watermelon Festival Saturday, May 2, at Florida Children’s Museum
Florida Children’s Museum will celebrate the rich tradition of watermelon farming in Central Florida at Watermelon Festival this Saturday, May 2.
